School of Architecture student team named finalist in national competition

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has selected the UH Mānoa School of Architecture student team, Greenboy Productions, as one of two student finalist teams that want sustainable home design to come to life in New Orleans.

The winning design team includes Architecture students Frank Alsup, Sanphawat Jatupatwarangkul, Tuan Tran and Ramo Khem. Team members will travel to New Orleans at the end of October to meet with local architects and community leaders of the Broadmoor District, as well as showcase their design at the 2010 USGBC Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Chicago.

This marks the first year that a Hawai‘i student team has participated in the national competition.

The USGBC Hawai‘i Chapter, in collaboration with UH Mānoa Architecture Professor Stephen Meder, hosted the local portion of the design competition during the Spring 2010 semester. Meder, along with five local jurors with a diverse knowledge of sustainable design and construction, chose Greenboy Productions as the Hawai‘i representative to compete with over 360 design submissions.

Greenboy’s design was selected nationally based on its innovative, affordable, ADA-compliant (American Disabilities Act), LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum home, which demonstrated green building principles and will save the future homeowners money over the life-cycle of the home.

“The USGBC Hawai‘i Chapter congratulates and is honored to have the design team of Greenboy Productions chosen as a National Finalist,” said Jason Selley, USGBC Hawai‘i Emerging Professionals and Students Chair. “The group has such a great balance of passion, creativity, and the technical skills needed to design such a high-performing home.”